Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Aleutians West Census Area had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 30 counties in 2024, at 60.6%. Copper River Census Area had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 15.7% and the figure for Alaska was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Aleutians East Borough: 32.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 60.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 17.2 %Bethel Census Area: 58.2 %Bristol Bay Borough: 14.7 %Chugach Census Area: 13.6 %Copper River Census Area: 4.4 %Denali Borough: 10.5 %Dillingham Census Area: 35 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.8 %Haines Borough: 7.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.1 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.6 %Kodiak Island Borough: 23.3 %Kusilvak Census Area: 27.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.7 %Nome Census Area: 24.3 %North Slope Borough: 37.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 25.1 %Petersburg Borough: 18.9 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.2 %Sitka City and Borough: 14.4 %Skagway Municipality: 17.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.8 %Wrangell City and Borough: 7.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 27 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Aleutians West Census Area: 60.6 %Aleutians West Census Area60.6Bethel Census Area: 58.2 %Bethel Census Area58.2North Slope Borough: 37.7 %North Slope Borough37.7Dillingham Census Area: 35 %Dillingham Census Area35Aleutians East Borough: 32.6 %Aleutians East Borough32.6Kusilvak Census Area: 27.8 %Kusilvak Census Area27.8Yakutat City and Borough: 27 %Yakutat City and Borough27Northwest Arctic Borough: 25.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough25.1Nome Census Area: 24.3 %Nome Census Area24.3Kodiak Island Borough: 23.3 %Kodiak Island Borough23.3Petersburg Borough: 18.9 %Petersburg Borough18.9Skagway Municipality: 17.7 %Skagway Municipality17.7Anchorage Municipality: 17.2 %Anchorage Municipality17.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.8Bristol Bay Borough: 14.7 %Bristol Bay Borough14.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.5Sitka City and Borough: 14.4 %Sitka City and Borough14.4Chugach Census Area: 13.6 %Chugach Census Area13.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8Juneau City and Borough: 10.9 %Juneau City and Borough10.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.6Denali Borough: 10.5 %Denali Borough10.5Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.2Haines Borough: 7.4 %Haines Borough7.4Wrangell City and Borough: 7.1 %Wrangell City and Borough7.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.4 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough5.7Copper River Census Area: 4.4 %Copper River Census Area4.4Aleutians West Census Area: 60.6 %Aleutians West Census Area60.6Bethel Census Area: 58.2 %Bethel Census Area58.2North Slope Borough: 37.7 %North Slope Borough37.7Dillingham Census Area: 35 %Dillingham Census Area35Aleutians East Borough: 32.6 %Aleutians East Borough32.6Kusilvak Census Area: 27.8 %Kusilvak Census Area27.8Yakutat City and Borough: 27 %Yakutat City and Borough27Northwest Arctic Borough: 25.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough25.1Nome Census Area: 24.3 %Nome Census Area24.3Kodiak Island Borough: 23.3 %Kodiak Island Borough23.3Petersburg Borough: 18.9 %Petersburg Borough18.9Skagway Municipality: 17.7 %Skagway Municipality17.7Anchorage Municipality: 17.2 %Anchorage Municipality17.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.1Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.8Bristol Bay Borough: 14.7 %Bristol Bay Borough14.7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.5 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.5Sitka City and Borough: 14.4 %Sitka City and Borough14.4Chugach Census Area: 13.6 %Chugach Census Area13.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.8Juneau City and Borough: 10.9 %Juneau City and Borough10.9Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.6 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.6Denali Borough: 10.5 %Denali Borough10.5Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area8.2Haines Borough: 7.4 %Haines Borough7.4Wrangell City and Borough: 7.1 %Wrangell City and Borough7.1Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.4 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.4Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.7 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough5.7Copper River Census Area: 4.4 %Copper River Census Area4.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Aleutians West Census Area, with 60.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Copper River Census Area, with 4.4% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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